Practice Manager at ECLAT HR Consulting

Job Description

Also called practice coordinator or chief operating officer in some cases, the ideal candidate will be responsible for practice management including lawyer recruiting, legal assistant supervision, implementing professional standards and other practice management functions.

You will also be accountable for information and details sharing within the firm. You will be tasked with receiving information and details from employees and communicate it to the managing partner. You will effectively handle the business management of the law firm and run it with the intent to build efficiency and make profit.

Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Supervise company’s day to day operations and management.
• Monitor and follow up on briefs till completion.
• Coordinate communication and efficiency within support areas.
• Drive organizational initiatives.
• Prepare implement and regularly review the firm’s strategy against set goals with a combination of detailed HR, Finance, IT, and Marketing strategies.
• Regularly review industry best practice and research industry norms, in order to identify opportunities and exploit them.
• Monitor and oversee client management.
• Take a central role in coordinating and driving the firm’s performance in line with its strategic objectives.
• Ensure that the Firm is compliant and fulfils tax related, legislative and law society requirements.
• Liaise with external and internal parties and vendors on financial, accounting, and operational matters.
• Prepare or oversee internal and external audit and reporting material.
• Review financial statements with management committee.
• Direct, manage with strong oversight over cash flow requirements of the firm, ensuring collection of outstanding invoices/money and the payment to creditors occur in the best interest of the firm.
• Provide strategic direction to development and managing of the annual planning and budgeting process.
• Analyze and report on the firm’s performance against set objectives.
• Determine areas of need and development withing the law firm and its staff
• Liaising with other legal professionals such as solicitors to improve the firm’s processes.
• Drive decision making from the management and creates medium and long-term improvement for the firm.
• Manage and contribute significantly to the firm’s operations and management.
• Other activities as assigned by the management.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Proven extensive experience as a practice manager or similar position.
• Business development and marketing expertise
• Demonstrate high standard of personal and business behavior, and high level of professionalism.
• Ability to absorb, understand and analyses large amounts of information.
• Strong interest in how law and indeed how law firm’s works, and a willingness to stay abreast of current affairs in the profession.
• Quality assurance and change management.
• Self-motivation and dedication to the legal process.
• The ability to handle pressure, long hours, and strict deadlines.
• Keen attention to details.
• Ability to deliver on assigned mandates within predetermined timelines.
• Demonstrable and possess leadership abilities.
• Team building techniques.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong presentation and advocacy skills.